Making Sense of Place Film Series A documentary film and educational outreach project launched by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Making Sense of Place – Phoenix: The Urban Desert
Urban Planning/Urban Design
Interested in urban planning and design? Take a look at the professional organizations to gain a clearer picture of how each profession fits into the process of creating a sense of place.Professional Organizations
American Planning Association
www.planning.orgAmerican Society of Landscape Architects
www.asla.orgAmerican Institute of Architects
www.aia.orgGet more information about issues throughout the country for your community by visiting the following recommended sites:
| Cyburbia | |
| www.cyburbia.org/index.html Site includes extensive resource guide/directory to planning and design related sites, agencies, technical and educational literature, issues in the news, discussion boards for a variety of design and development issues, a photo-gallery of planning and city-related images, planning bookstore. |
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| National Trust for Historic Preservation - National Main Street Center | |
| www.mainst.org Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Main Street Center serves as the nation's clearinghouse for information, technical assistance, research and advocacy on preservation-based commercial district revitalization. Uses historic preservation and grass roots-based economic development approach for commercial revitalization. |
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| Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) | |
| www.cnu.org CNU advocates the restructuring of public policy and development practices in order to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions. New Urbanist developments and neighborhoods are designed to be walkable, to contain a diverse range of housing and jobs and support open space regional planning. They also contain coherent architecture and planning approaches. New Urbanists believe that these approaches reduce how long people spend in traffic, increase the supply of affordable housing and shrink urban sprawl. Through range of advisory services and workshops and partnerships with community organizations, CNU works with local communities, including local activists, political leaders and citizens, to develop the basic groundwork of New Urbanism |
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| Planning Commissioners Journal - Planners Web | |
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www.plannersweb.com Collection of articles covering a wide range of planning issues. Designed for the non-professional citizen planners who serve on city, county or regional planning boards --or are active in dealing with local land use and community planning issues either as elected officials or citizens. Articles are available by subscription. |
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| Project for Public Spaces | |
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www.pps.org A nonprofit technical assistance, research and educational organization. Uses a community/place-based approach to planning and decision making for its programs in parks, plazas, central squares, transportation areas, public buildings, architecture and public markets. Provides case studies and information as well as products in order to revitalize and create public space. |
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